reef
v.— «I barely had time to begin gathering line before it tail-danced toward a deep hole. The bass chugged down, but I reefed it back up.» —“One good turn deserves another” by Bob Rife Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) June 28, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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